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1. 03.17.2010
   Honda to Recall More Than 410,000 Vehicles Over Brakes

   DETROIT | Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired.

2. 03.17.2010
   Feds Use Social Networking Sites to Close In on Suspects

   WASHINGTON | Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges. Tracking Sopo through his public "friends" list, the prosecutor found his address and had Mexican authorities arrest him. Instead of sipping pi¿a coladas, Sopo is awaiting extradition to the U.S.

3. 03.17.2010
   Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist Nets $75 Mil. in Pills; Pharmaceuticals are thought to be destined for black market or overseas.

   HARTFORD, Conn. | In a Hollywood-style heist, thieves cut a hole in the roof of a warehouse, rappelled inside and scored one of the biggest hauls of its kind - not diamonds, gold bullion or Old World art, but about $75 million in antidepressants and other prescription drugs. The pills - stolen from the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. in quantities big enough to fill a tractor-trailer - are thought to be destined for the black market, perhaps overseas.